Autopsy inconclusive for Maxwell Duesterhoeft, whose body was found in the Swatara Creek a week after he went missing

An autopsy on the body of a 21-year-old York County man, found in the Swatara Creek a week after he went missing, did not determine a cause of death, a spokeswoman for the Dauphin County coroner's office said Tuesday.

The autopsy was conducted Monday on Maxwell Duesterhoeft. The cause of death is pending toxicology tests, which could take several weeks, said the coroner's spokeswoman, who did not give her name.

Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick was not available to comment on the case Tuesday, the spokeswoman said.

Members of the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Emergency and Special Operations found Duesterhoeft's body Friday morning in East Hanover Township, Dauphin County, about one mile southwest from where he was last seen in the early morning hours of March 22.

Duesterhoeft had been attending a party at 654 Pine Road in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County. He was not wearing shoes when he walked away and headed toward the creek. Friends searched for him that day but did not notify police until the evening.

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Police used a helicopter, boat and dogs while searching.

Duesterhoeft was a former shift manager at the McDonald's restaurant in Yocumtown, York County, and was a graduate of East Pennsboro Area Senior High School, according to his Facebook page.